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Travel | TAP and SATA airlines move forward with privatization Community | Barack Obama in Lisbon praises Portuguese Americans Community | The FABRIC Arts Festival explores themes of identity and place Diplomacy | U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio to visit Lisbon this week Community | PALCUS celebrates 35th Anniversary with a Leadership Awards Gala in Ponta Delgada
 

Travel | TAP and SATA airlines move forward with privatization – Portugal

Portugal has selected Germany’s Lufthansa Group as the strategic investor in TAP Air Portugal, marking a significant turning point for the country’s aviation industry and with important implications for Portuguese communities in the United States, Canada, and beyond.  The selection does not mean that Lufthansa has already taken ownership of TAP. Rather, it represents a […]

Community | Barack Obama in Lisbon praises Portuguese Americans – Portugal

Former United States President Barack Obama returned to Lisbon on Saturday, October 10, where he delivered a keynote address at the 6th edition of the Game Changers Forum.  During his two-day stay in Lisbon, Obama met with Portuguese President António José Seguro at the Palácio de Belém, the official residence of the Portuguese head of […]

Community | The FABRIC Arts Festival explores themes of identity and place – Fall River (MA)

The FABRIC Arts Festival, founded in 2019 and now in its seventh edition, returns to Fall River October 8–11, showcasing Portuguese contemporary art, music, performances, exhibitions, food, and storytelling, exploring themes of migration, identity, memory, belonging, and place and connections across borders. With particular significance in Fall River, historically one of America’s leading textile-manufacturing centers […]

Diplomacy | U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio to visit Lisbon this week – Portugal

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio is scheduled to visit Portugal this coming week as part of a European tour from October 5–8, with Lisbon as the final stop. Secretary Rubio is expected in Lisbon on Thursday, October 8, following visits to Reykjavík, Iceland, and Athens, Greece.  He is expected to meet with Prime Minister […]

Community | PALCUS celebrates 35th Anniversary with a Leadership Awards Gala in Ponta Delgada – Azores

The Portuguese American Leadership Council of the United States (PALCUS) prepares to celebrate its 35th anniversary and 28th Annual Leadership Awards Gala on October 17 at the Coliseu Micaelense in Ponta Delgada, Azores. For the first time in the organization’s history, the PALCUS Leadership Awards Gala will be held outside the continental United States, bringing […]

Majority coalition approved budget proposal for 2012 – Portugal

11 November 2011

A government proposal for the 2012 budget was approved in Parliament Friday, on a first reading, with votes from the center-right PSD/CDS-PP majority governing coalition. The Socialists (PS), ousted from power last June, abstained, while the extreme left (PCP, BE and ENP) voted against. The approved proposal will be discussed for the next two weeks. […]

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Posted in Featured, Politics

TIPFFest: 6th International Portuguese Film Festival -Toronto

10 November 2011

The 6th Toronto International Portuguese Film Festival (TIPFFestT) is being held from November 11 through November 13, featuring films from Portugal, Brazil and United States. According to TIPFFest, this year’s the festival highlights Portugal’s uniqueness with documentaries exploring Port Wine and Fado and hosts its first ever youth night dedicated to all young people in […]

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Posted in Arts&Culture, Brazil, Canada, Community, Entertainment, Featured, Film, Heritage

International Symposium: Human rights and quality of life debated – Cambridge, MA

10 November 2011

By Carolina Matos, Editor – Over 40 researchers, educators, community organizers and policy makers, from Portugal and the Azores, the United States, Canada, Brazil and Cape Verde, gathered November 9-10, in Cambridge, MA, at the 1st International Symposium on Human Rights and Quality of Life in the Portuguese-Speaking Communities in the United States and Canada, […]

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Posted in Angola, Azores, Brazil, Canada, Cape Verde, Community, Conferences, Education, Featured, Heritage, Organizations, People

Frederico Pacheco: Citizen of the World Memoir – Book

10 November 2011

Frederico Pacheco, a longtime resident of Bristol, Rhode Island, will travel to Ponta Delgada, São Miguel, Azores, to launch a book of memoirs. The event, to be presided by Rubens Pavão, will be held on November 18, at Centro Municipal de Cultura in Ponta Delgada. Through personal narratives and anedoctes, the book titled “Citizen of […]

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Posted in Azores, Books, Community, Heritage, People, São Miguel

Joint statement: President Obama meets President Cavaco Silva – White House

09 November 2011

The President of Portugal Cavaco Silva paid a visit to the White House Wednesday to meet with President Barak Obama. President Obama reciprocated the warm hospitality that he received during his visit to Lisbon in November 2010, when he attended NATO’s summit in Lisbon, the White House said. According to the administration agenda for the […]

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Posted in People, Politics, World

Mayoral race: Tony Cabral lost to Jon Mitchell – New Bedford, MA

09 November 2011

State Rep. Tony (Antonio) Cabral lost the New Bedford mayoral bid Tuesday by a reported unofficial margin of 837 votes, to former federal prosecutor Jon Mitchell. With 42 precincts reporting, Mitchell had won with 9,876 votes against Cabral with 9,039. Cabral was the front runner after the October primary election with 5,296 votes, opposed by Jon Mitchell […]

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Posted in Community, People, Pico